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The 2024 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 120.574120.574 Summary hearing.—(1)(a) Within 5 business days following the division’s receipt of a petition or request for hearing, the division shall issue and serve on all original parties an initial order that assigns the case to a specific administrative law judge and provides general information regarding practice and procedure before the division. The initial order shall also contain a statement advising the addressees that a summary hearing is available upon the agreement of all parties under subsection (2) and briefly describing the expedited time sequences, limited discovery, and final order provisions of the summary procedure. (b) Within 15 days after service of the initial order, any party may file with the division a motion for summary hearing in accordance with subsection (2). If all original parties agree, in writing, to the summary proceeding, the proceeding shall be conducted within 30 days of the agreement, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2). (c) Intervenors in the proceeding shall be governed by the decision of the original parties regarding whether the case will proceed in accordance with the summary hearing process and shall not have standing to challenge that decision. (d) If a motion for summary hearing is not filed within 15 days after service of the division’s initial order, the matter shall proceed in accordance with ss. 120.569 and 120.57. (2) In any case to which this subsection is applicable, the following procedures apply:(a) Motions shall be limited to the following:1. A motion in opposition to the petition. 2. A motion requesting discovery beyond the informal exchange of documents and witness lists described in paragraph (b). Upon a showing of necessity, additional discovery may be permitted in the discretion of the administrative law judge, but only if it can be completed not later than 5 days prior to the final hearing. 3. A motion for continuance of the final hearing date. 4. A motion requesting a prehearing conference, or the administrative law judge may require a prehearing conference, for the purpose of identifying: the legal and factual issues to be considered at the final hearing; the names and addresses of witnesses who may be called to testify at the final hearing; documentary evidence that will be offered at the final hearing; the range of penalties that may be imposed upon final hearing; and any other matter that the administrative law judge determines would expedite resolution of the proceeding. The prehearing conference may be held by telephone conference call. 5. During or after any preliminary hearing or conference, any party or the administrative law judge may suggest that the case is no longer appropriate for summary disposition. Following any argument requested by the parties, the administrative law judge may enter an order referring the case back to the formal adjudicatory process described in s. 120.57(1), in which event the parties shall proceed accordingly. (b) Not later than 5 days prior to the final hearing, the parties shall furnish to each other copies of documentary evidence and lists of witnesses who may testify at the final hearing. (c) All parties shall have an opportunity to respond, to present evidence and argument on all issues involved, to conduct cross-examination and submit rebuttal evidence, and to be represented by counsel or other qualified representative. (d) The record in a case governed by this subsection shall consist only of:1. All notices, pleadings, motions, and intermediate rulings. 2. Evidence received. 3. A statement of matters officially recognized. 4. Proffers of proof and objections and rulings thereon. 5. Matters placed on the record after an ex parte communication. 6. The written decision of the administrative law judge presiding at the final hearing. 7. The official transcript of the final hearing. (e) The agency shall accurately and completely preserve all testimony in the proceeding and, upon request by any party, shall make a full or partial transcript available at no more than actual cost. (f) The decision of the administrative law judge shall be rendered within 30 days after the conclusion of the final hearing or the filing of the transcript thereof, whichever is later. The administrative law judge’s decision, which shall be final agency action subject to judicial review under s. 120.68, shall include the following:1. Findings of fact based exclusively on the evidence of record and matters officially recognized. 2. Conclusions of law. 3. Imposition of a fine or penalty, if applicable. 4. Any other information required by law or rule to be contained in a final order. History.—s. 21, ch. 96-159; s. 10, ch. 97-176; s. 11, ch. 2000-158; s. 10, ch. 2000-336.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 120.574
Total Results: 13
780 So. 2d 834, 2000 WL 1508541
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 12, 2000 | Docket: 1298753
Cited 19 times | Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes, (summary proceeding), the
887 So. 2d 1090, 2004 WL 2201732
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2004 | Docket: 1515169
Cited 5 times | Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes (summary proceeding), the
907 So. 2d 1220, 2005 WL 1523781
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 28, 2005 | Docket: 2490331
Cited 4 times | Published
an expedited, summary hearing pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes (2001). She instead sought
902 So. 2d 325, 2005 WL 1250217
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2005 | Docket: 1675046
Cited 2 times | Published
120.573 or summary hearing proceedings under section 120.574.[1] Moreover, it is not disputed that the Mellers'
681 So. 2d 1132, 1996 WL 548949
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 1996 | Docket: 1384789
Cited 2 times | Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes, (summary proceeding), the
256 So. 3d 1218
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2018 | Docket: 8081305
Cited 1 times | Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes
(summary proceeding)
44 So. 3d 1211, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14875, 2010 WL 3783436
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2010 | Docket: 2402147
Cited 1 times | Published
violations.
We do not find such authorization in section 120.574, Florida Statutes (2006), governing summary
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2023 | Docket: 67020526
Published
appeal from any
proceeding pursuant tounder section 120.574, Florida Statutes, the
record shallwill consist
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2023 | Docket: 67025967
Published
appeal from any
proceeding pursuant tounder section 120.574, Florida Statutes, the
record shallwill consist
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2018 | Docket: 6379299
Published
section
120.573 (mediation of disputes), or section 120.574 (summary
hearings). § 120.52(7), Fla. Stat
66 So. 3d 952, 2011 WL 1449514
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2011 | Docket: 2364646
Published
administrative hearing (perhaps a summary hearing under section 120.574, as is the case for disputes between subscribers
894 So. 2d 202, 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 84, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 154, 2005 WL 242690
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 2005 | Docket: 64836172
Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes (summary proceeding), the
827 So. 2d 888, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 730, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1810, 2002 WL 1981372
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 2002 | Docket: 64818042
Published
an appeal from any proceeding pursuant to section 120.574, Florida Statutes (summary proceeding), the
